What Does Fallout TV Show’s Success Tell Us About Game Adaptations? | Spot On

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  • čas přidán 25. 04. 2024
  • With the success of recent video game adaptations like Fallout, The Last of Us, and The Super Mario Bros Movie, Lucy and Tam ask the question: is the curse of bad video game movies and TV shows finally broken?
    #gaming #fallout #gamespot
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Komentáře • 107

  • @TMV420
    @TMV420 Před 15 dny +15

    its simple. gaming is better understood by writers and directors mainly from experience now. whereas in the early days, those writers and directors trying to adapt games had never been exposed to them at all

  • @Thatdeal79
    @Thatdeal79 Před 15 dny +21

    I feel like the show or movie had a better chance to succeed & be good when the game devs are involved. Now when they just hand the rights off to a studio & say do what you will that’s where problems occur.

  • @TotallyNotElPresidente
    @TotallyNotElPresidente Před 15 dny +18

    "Why Are Video Game Adaptations Good Now?"
    Are we forgetting Halo so quickly?

    • @chinaman1
      @chinaman1 Před 15 dny +2

      came here for this. apparently these guys aren't allowed to hate a DEI sanctioned show.

    • @Insan1tyW0lf
      @Insan1tyW0lf Před 15 dny +5

      It's definitely not "All adaptations are good now", it's "Not all adaptations are awful now". Movement in the right direction.

    • @brandonacamarena2197
      @brandonacamarena2197 Před 15 dny +5

      They didn't even mention Halo, did you watch the video at all?

    • @robertagren9360
      @robertagren9360 Před 12 dny

      Sauron is in fallout tv show.

  • @BradenJohnYoung
    @BradenJohnYoung Před 15 dny +10

    _Cries in Halo_

  • @PLAYER_42069
    @PLAYER_42069 Před 15 dny +11

    If we're talking about the things that make video game adaptations good vs. bad... I think a lot of it has to do with striking a perfect balance between showing things that are unique to the game and it's world while also having familiar elements anybody who hasn't played the game(s) can relate to as well. Previous video game adaptations leaned to heavily to one side, or the other which resulted in some adaptations being in name only, or not being universal enough for those who hadn't played the games, ironically. I think finding producers who understand this is a key element to why TLOU and Fallout have been able to (finally) walk that fine line between geek culture and mainstream appeal? It's not easy, but it's something more video game adaptations should be aware of if they want to replicate the success of TLOU and Fallout, IMO.

  • @brandonhiebert2012
    @brandonhiebert2012 Před 14 dny +3

    I think this is a good start to the discussion, it feels like a missed opportunity to not discuss the format of long-form storytelling (tv series) as being especially compatible to video game adaptations. TLOU, Edgerunners, and Fallout all succeeded with this format.

  • @Aragorn7884
    @Aragorn7884 Před 15 dny +6

    Well, I mean Season 2 of Halo was better than 1, but that's a low bar 😅

  • @TheDoomspeaker
    @TheDoomspeaker Před 13 dny +3

    Hey, they can grab my cash. As long as they stun me first with an awesome adaption.

  • @MrEoinkeane
    @MrEoinkeane Před 15 dny +3

    My worry is the same goes with MCU… they just keep making gaming movies and it’ll feel oversaturated and causing video game burnout.

  • @Kwambomb23
    @Kwambomb23 Před 12 dny +1

    Yea honestly as someone who's a tried gamer but has never touched the fallout series I can honestly say I really enjoyed the first season. I think my grandfather would of enjoyed it too, god rest his soul.

  • @Dezzyyx
    @Dezzyyx Před 13 dny +1

    I haven't properly played much Fallout, with exception of 1 & 2 way back in the day, but I enjoyed the TV show. I feel like they really got the atmosphere down pat.

  • @benbaer3525
    @benbaer3525 Před 8 dny +1

    although it wasn't "successful", I feel that the first Silent Hill movie like the First Resident Evil movie was really good, still my favorite adaptation (Silent Hill).

  • @madfox58
    @madfox58 Před 15 dny +9

    Imagine a stylized and slow animated series by Genndy Tartakovsky like his Samurai Jack or Primal... but for Hollow Knight!

  • @HuckPlays
    @HuckPlays Před 14 dny +1

    Actually what never worked is going from movie to video game. But going from game to silver screen seems to work really well because even with the often terrible phoned-in dialogue from games the world tends to be worked out completely. Creating a world with all its rules and characters in it is a daunting task, which most movie screenwriters do not have time for, but with the game having all this layer out all a screenwriter needs to do is create a good script around it which they are more often than not much better at than a game dev.

  • @classycasual3910
    @classycasual3910 Před 14 dny +1

    Spot on so underrated 😭

  • @DaringDan
    @DaringDan Před 15 dny +5

    Fast and Furious is the only reason we haven't seen a GTA film and I am so thankful.

  • @afd19850
    @afd19850 Před 15 dny +11

    COUGH HALO COUGH!

    • @michaelp.3485
      @michaelp.3485 Před 15 dny

      Yea, that is ONE show of multiple that have released that are way better. What is your point?
      Are you saying that The Last of Us, Arcane or Cyberpunk Edgerunners aren't any better than Halo?

    • @rundown132
      @rundown132 Před 15 dny +4

      We don't talk about the halo tv show

    • @kenkwok83
      @kenkwok83 Před 15 dny

      Cough twisted metal cough

    • @exmatilda982
      @exmatilda982 Před 15 dny +4

      Cough Witcher Netflix cough (I know it's based on the books but if it wasn''t for the games no one would've cared for Witcher outside of Poland)

  • @m0zzy71
    @m0zzy71 Před 15 dny +1

    Id still love a Half-Life tv series ...

  • @oOoDRAGOONoOo
    @oOoDRAGOONoOo Před 13 dny

    it tells us you need a Nolan to have a chance

  • @5fmuke535
    @5fmuke535 Před 15 dny +11

    Always awesome to see a legednary game journalist, like Lucy, still in the game.

  • @fightronin3753
    @fightronin3753 Před 15 dny +2

    Great and well made video!!!! Keep it up!!!!

  • @bendyer1465
    @bendyer1465 Před 14 dny

    I already know I am gonna love the Fallout tv show

  • @GregPivo87
    @GregPivo87 Před 15 dny

    Obviously the secret formula is to name your protagonist Lucy.

  • @andretybl6872
    @andretybl6872 Před 14 dny

    Lucy over here with the best shirt 😅

  • @worldbiggestfan1
    @worldbiggestfan1 Před 15 dny

    its Saturday and we are looking forward to Jonathan fergus react to video game guns

  • @robertagren9360
    @robertagren9360 Před 12 dny +1

    Papers please

  • @pirateplatypus
    @pirateplatypus Před 15 dny

    >why are they good
    are they?

  • @JohnSmith-jj2yd
    @JohnSmith-jj2yd Před 15 dny

    Is BioShock movie still coming?

  • @Aragorn7884
    @Aragorn7884 Před 15 dny +1

    Definitely _not_ with bad VG movies.

    • @darthmatoro
      @darthmatoro Před 15 dny +3

      There will always be bad movies in general. At least now there is a solid portfolio of VG movies and shows that are acclaimed by both audiences and critics

  • @theoutlawking9123
    @theoutlawking9123 Před 15 dny +3

    I mean saying they're good now isn't much of an achievement, it took em over 30 years to get just a few right.

  • @michaelp.3485
    @michaelp.3485 Před 15 dny +7

    So many people in this comment section act as if Halo, Fallout and The Witcher are the only videogame adaptations that have released recently...🙄🙄🙄

  • @alsayedfakhri4597
    @alsayedfakhri4597 Před 16 hodinami

    The Gran Turismo movie was good!

  • @JoseMonkeys
    @JoseMonkeys Před 15 dny +1

    Setting aside video game adaptations, there will never be a better time than the 2010-2013 era for video games. A long list of memorable games. Simpler times.

  • @fuentesjuanjose90
    @fuentesjuanjose90 Před 15 dny

    I wouldn't say they're good. They're average at best but halo that was horrendous. I did definitely enjoy fallout though I can't wait for season 2. The only ones I really would say the top best is cyberpunk edge runners and arcane ❤

  • @thehubbleton
    @thehubbleton Před 15 dny

    House of the Dead will always be the best one.

  • @Safetytrousers
    @Safetytrousers Před 15 dny

    The League of Legends TV series was great.

  • @itsdeonlol
    @itsdeonlol Před 15 dny +3

    We need a Bioshock series!!!

  • @paulnewhouse5126
    @paulnewhouse5126 Před 15 dny +11

    Lucy is such a babe.

  • @jeremiahkisimba5938
    @jeremiahkisimba5938 Před 15 dny +3

    Because Lucy James is cute ❤️❤️

  • @siddharthshishulkar8992

    Well, some of them aren't bad.

  • @alexjames2264
    @alexjames2264 Před 15 dny

    All one series is good. TLOU was 7/10

  • @martinaurik2189
    @martinaurik2189 Před 15 dny +1

    Videogames adaptions I would like to see is “Sly raccoon”(ps2/3area)”Ratchet & Clank”(Ps2/3area)”Jak & Daxter”(Ps2/3area)

  • @michaeld.uchiha9084
    @michaeld.uchiha9084 Před 15 dny

    It looks good but the storie was realy mehh.

  • @DRAGONSAREPRETTYCOOL
    @DRAGONSAREPRETTYCOOL Před 15 dny

    Not all

  • @crobinson2624
    @crobinson2624 Před 15 dny

    I think video game film and TV series adaptations should all just be reigned on the case by case basis we do have definitely some bangers these days, but also still some films that perhaps should not have been made.

  • @S3RAVA3LM
    @S3RAVA3LM Před 15 dny

    When there was a time they weren't good, i remember the king kong official game was at that time the best game based on movie.

  • @Ash_Rein
    @Ash_Rein Před 15 dny +1

    They haven’t gotten good. It’s just that the quality of other movies and TV shows and media as a whole has gone so dumb down and bad that these adaptions are either seen as being OK quality or better. It’s like saying air quality is good after decades of it getting steadily worse Almost any improvement will be celebrated, even though it can still be poisonous and detrimental.

  • @chrismunoz7859
    @chrismunoz7859 Před 13 dny

    🙂👍🏽

  • @gew43
    @gew43 Před 15 dny

    neat (:

  • @fluffywolfo3663
    @fluffywolfo3663 Před 15 dny +1

    *looks at halo*
    Citation needed

  • @_MaZTeR_
    @_MaZTeR_ Před 15 dny +1

    Good?
    Hahahahahahahahahahahahaa

  • @AllThingsInfamous1
    @AllThingsInfamous1 Před 15 dny +3

    Because of 4 shows?

  • @RevanNL
    @RevanNL Před 15 dny

    Because they work better as a multi episode tv series than a movie. But two good adaptations doesn't mean they are all gonna be good

  • @Daluwoa
    @Daluwoa Před 15 dny

    Great Content 🎉 I Really Enjoy Your Content I Dont Comment Alot But Im Here Ejoying The Content & upporting ❤

  • @hankskorpio5857
    @hankskorpio5857 Před 15 dny +4

    Uhhm it was just Fallout... Halo and The Witcher were both good for literally a single episode and then became something unrecognizable and low quality as they continued only getting increasingly more divergent and difficult to enjoy at all...
    I guess you could count the Cyberpunk anime. That was definitely excellent.

    • @michaelp.3485
      @michaelp.3485 Před 15 dny +3

      Good job not mentioning, The Last of Us or Arcane which are the diamond standards in my opinion.

    • @doloki1
      @doloki1 Před 15 dny +3

      What about Castlevania, the Last of Us, Arcane, Sonic, and Super Mario Bros. Whether you like them or not, they were successful which is what the stakeholders count as "good".

    • @Safetytrousers
      @Safetytrousers Před 15 dny +1

      League of Legends TV series was excellent.

    • @kriissyy09ify
      @kriissyy09ify Před 15 dny +1

      ​@@michaelp.3485it ruins his argument shhhh

    • @hankskorpio5857
      @hankskorpio5857 Před 15 dny

      @@michaelp.3485 I dont know what Arcane is but The Last of Us show is good. I did forget that one.

  • @josedorsaith5261
    @josedorsaith5261 Před 15 dny

    Reeks of paid PR

  • @andrewserna28
    @andrewserna28 Před 14 dny

    One movie just one

  • @zkmudd6140
    @zkmudd6140 Před 15 dny +44

    But they arent

    • @marvdatboi
      @marvdatboi Před 15 dny +4

      They are but like with anything there is a chance for missing the mark

    • @AnonIllumi
      @AnonIllumi Před 15 dny +5

      So you just basically said.
      What he said...

    • @michaelp.3485
      @michaelp.3485 Před 15 dny +2

      ​@@AnonIllumiThat's not what he said at all.

    • @Lynnfordthegreat
      @Lynnfordthegreat Před 15 dny

      L

    • @randomguy6679
      @randomguy6679 Před 15 dny +7

      Fallout and Last of Us are

  • @gerdaleta
    @gerdaleta Před 14 dny

    😮 the show is terrible😮 people just think it's good because Halo beat you so bad😮 when fallout slaps you around😮 and destroys your lore telling you that Sandy shades😮 is in La when it was never anywhere near there😮 what happened to the boneyard I don't even know what I'm talking about cuz I don't even play fallout 1 and 2 get real😮 if you like this show you like the last three Star wars movies😮 it's like you people have Stockholm syndrome and have never seen good writing in your entire lives😮 I implore you read a book😮 watch all the cutscenes and listen to lore videos of fallout 1 and 2 and then come back and watch this show and you'll see how terrible it really is😮

  • @XheyPreferLatinx
    @XheyPreferLatinx Před 15 dny

    Shalow writing, complete lore overhaul, and Hollywood mandatory mixed race couple?
    Yeah it’s just more mediocre slop.

    • @darthmatoro
      @darthmatoro Před 15 dny +5

      "Tell me that you are racist without telling me you are racist"

    • @XheyPreferLatinx
      @XheyPreferLatinx Před 15 dny

      @@darthmatoro But how does it affect you PERSONALLY 🥺

    • @zehedkbosma5612
      @zehedkbosma5612 Před 15 dny +1

      I'm guessing you're a synthetic man fanboy?

    • @XheyPreferLatinx
      @XheyPreferLatinx Před 15 dny

      @@zehedkbosma5612 Let people enjoy things 💅🏽

    • @zehedkbosma5612
      @zehedkbosma5612 Před 14 dny

      @XheyPreferLatinx that literally did not answer my question but okay

  • @IagoDrumond
    @IagoDrumond Před 12 dny +1

    A Mass Effect tv series would be so good…